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Doe v. Boland (In re: Boland)

  • Summarized by Elizabeth Lamphier , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • 7 years 1 month ago
Citation:
17-8019 (6th Circuit, Feb 13,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit BAP reversed the bankruptcy court's ruling (N.D. Ohio) that a civil judgment was dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). The BAP agreed that collateral estoppel was...
Judge(s):
Humphrey, Buchanan, Dales
Tag(s):

Booker v. Johns (In re Booker)

Citation:
18-30526 (5th Circuit, Feb 11,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court clearly erred by finding that a Chapter 13 plan was not offered "in good faith" because it allowed elderly debtors to retain a 20-year-old fishing boat that served as part of the...
Judge(s):
Jolly, Jones, Dennis
Tag(s):

Peter Kvassay v. Robert Kvassay (In re Peter Kvassay)

  • Summarized by Shane Ramsey , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • 7 years 1 month ago
Citation:
18-1148 (9th Circuit, Feb 11,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Chapter 7 discharge barred trustee of trustee from seeking to collect on debts owed to the trustee of an estate planning trust in his individual capacity, but did not prohibit the trustee, in his...
Judge(s):
Taylor, Faris, and Kurtz
Tag(s):

Suzanne Cox v. Wells Richards, et al

  • Summarized by Shane Ramsey , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • 7 years 1 month ago
Citation:
18-60394 (5th Circuit, Feb 07,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Individual debtor was barred by doctrine of judicial estoppel from suing to enforce alleged loan she made to certain individuals based on her failure to disclose the loan in her prior bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Davis, Jones, and Dennis
Tag(s):

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